Sale reports / Mississippi / Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction / 2022-02-23

Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Como, Mississippi · Wed, Feb 23
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2126
Feeder Cattle receipts
198 head
▼ 228 vs last sale 426▼ 110 vs year ago 308 · −35.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 66▼ 126 vs year ago 154 · −81.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 5▲ 1 vs year ago 2 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 6.00 lower, and feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady. Quality was average and demand was good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $169.23/cwt on 65 head.
Average price
$169.23
65 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$850
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$268
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$37.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.32
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528177.4093637
Medium and Large 1546164.8389911thin
Medium and Large 2394160.1463012thin
Medium and Large 3476140.326695thin
One grade step is worth $37.07/cwt here — about $268 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale65 hd
169.23
—
MS average13 barns · 685 hd
171.56
−2.32
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,46092.061,3447thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,36477.131,0524thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50568.001,0231thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06551.005432thin

Every lot

70 lots · USDA AMS · Lipscomb Brother's Livestock Market, Inc.- Como, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2327163.86/cwt160.00–170.005366
Steers—Medium and Large 3373148.94/cwt140.00–158.005562
Steers—Medium and Large 2380160.88/cwt152.00–170.006112
Steers—Medium and Large 1395188.00/cwt188.00–188.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 1435180.00/cwt180.00–180.007831
Steers—Medium and Large 1458173.97/cwt172.00–176.007972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468186.46/cwt182.00–189.0087311
Steers—Medium and Large 2485153.92/cwt150.00–158.007472
Steers—Medium and Large 1505179.07/cwt172.00–186.009042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515176.37/cwt167.00–189.009087
Steers—Medium and Large 2515154.47/cwt151.00–158.007962
Steers—Medium and Large 3533139.37/cwt130.00–149.007432
Steers—Medium and Large 1565158.05/cwt156.00–160.008932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567172.53/cwt161.00–179.7597819
Steers—Medium and Large 3570125.00/cwt125.00–125.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 1685143.00/cwt143.00–143.009801
Steers—Medium and Large 1715139.96/cwt137.00–143.001,0012
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1283151.04/cwt150.00–152.004272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 3333113.19/cwt108.00–118.003772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340134.00/cwt134.00–134.004561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373155.72/cwt150.00–162.005812
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395126.00/cwt126.00–126.004981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415136.00/cwt136.00–136.005641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423147.00/cwt145.00–148.006223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470144.70/cwt138.00–149.006808
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518143.83/cwt139.00–148.007456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567137.42/cwt132.00–141.007793
Heifers—Medium and Large 2595124.00/cwt124.00–124.007381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630133.50/cwt133.00–134.008412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630120.51/cwt120.00–121.007592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670129.54/cwt127.00–132.008682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700126.00/cwt126.00–126.008821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760118.00/cwt118.00–118.008971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2805110.00/cwt110.00–110.008861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1295188.00/cwt188.00–188.005551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2313164.80/cwt160.00–170.005162
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320158.00/cwt158.00–158.005061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1344179.26/cwt177.00–184.006174
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369176.62/cwt170.00–184.006524
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370139.59/cwt130.00–150.005162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375168.00/cwt168.00–168.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415164.00/cwt164.00–164.006811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420179.19/cwt172.00–186.007534
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430130.70/cwt120.00–148.005624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450162.00/cwt162.00–162.007291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468178.00/cwt178.00–178.008333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473153.78/cwt148.00–160.007274
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475143.92/cwt140.00–148.006843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516152.94/cwt150.00–160.007895
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573131.55/cwt130.00–133.007542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575146.00/cwt146.00–146.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625144.64/cwt142.00–149.009043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635130.00/cwt130.00–130.008261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670136.00/cwt136.00–136.009111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685127.00/cwt127.00–127.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700139.00/cwt139.00–139.009731
Bulls—Medium and Large 3735102.00/cwt102.00–102.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770131.50/cwt131.50–131.501,0136
Bulls—Medium and Large 1835125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2840122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,35385.15/cwt80.00–90.001,1524
Bulls——1,570105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,6491
Bulls——Light Weight1,62099.40/cwt94.00–105.001,6102
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06551.00/cwt47.00–55.005432
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,1221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38374.17/cwt70.00–78.001,0263
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50568.00/cwt68.00–68.001,0231
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,153823.36/cwt770.00–870.009,4932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,160750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,7001

This sale against other markets

Mississippi weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.